My reaction is the opposite. If a few others are using their cameras (especially if SLR's) I might discretely join their ranks, but only as my seating position permits. I would definitely not, however, think of becoming the only guest photographer. Actually, I'd be surprised if I found myself there with an SLR.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:53 AM Subject: Re: Wedding photography (or not), + peso... Christine Nielsen wrote: >I can see how "everyone's a photographer" might inspire a bride to >want to rein it in a little bit. As she walks down the aisle, instead >of seeing the loving gazes of all her friends & family, she sees a >phalanx of iPhones held up to their faces, as they snap & flash >away... And of course, before the ceremony is over, the images have >been uploaded to facebook & tagged. lol. > >But, if the pro is a "Guy With a Rebel", well... then you do what you gotta do. My take on the issue: You should bring your camera. Be discreet and base your amount of "discreet" on how many other people (if any) are taking photos. If it's just you and the hired photographer then you can really go for it; if there are a dozen people with cameras snapping away (especially of they're using loud cameras or - gag - flash) you should cool it. I expect the matter of "scaling" is the main reason guests are discouraged from taking photos - if one guest does it there's no problem but if a dozen do it could be awful. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
